Law360, New York (October 02, 2009) -- A group of individuals and trusts has lodged a putative class action accusing the U.S. arm of energy giant BP PLC of breach of contract for withholding royalties on natural gas sales.
The plaintiffs are individuals and trustees who own overriding royalty interests in the San Juan Basin in New Mexico, where BP America Production Co. holds leases to extract natural gas...


